New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to ensure General Electric finishes cleaning up cancer-causing PCBs in the Hudson River.
Hinchey, a Saugerties Democrat, and 30 other Senators are asking the governor to insist on GE continuing its full cleanup of a 150-mile stretch of the Hudson south of Albany.
The EPA in September announced an agreement with GE to study PCB contamination in the lower Hudson.
G.E. spokesman Mark Behan says Hinchey’s assessment of the health of the river misses the mark.
“It fails to take into account all of the work that has gone on and all of the benefits that have accrued from all the work,” he said.
In a statement to WAMC, the Department of Environmental conversation said, "The DEC looks forward to working with EPA to understand and develop the further actions that can be taken to address unacceptable levels of contamination that remain in the river and we will be here until the job is done and the public and environment is fully protected."